FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURESB 18/a

SECOND SESSION, 2008

February 5, 2008

Madam President:

    Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 18

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

         1. On page 1, line 13, after "76", insert "and Laws 2007, Chapter 1, Section 1".

        2. On page 2, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following new section:

    "Section 2. Laws 2007, Chapter 2, Section 1 is amended to read: 

    "Section 1. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS--LIMITATIONS--

REVERSIONS.--

         A. Except as otherwise provided in this section or another section of this act, the unexpended balance of an appropriation made in this act from the general fund shall revert to the originating fund as follows:

             (1) for projects for which appropriations were made to match federal grants, six months after completion of the project;

             (2) for projects for which appropriations were made to purchase vehicles, emergency vehicles or other vehicles that require special equipment, heavy equipment, educational technology or equipment or furniture that is not related to a more inclusive

construction or renovation project, at the end of the fiscal year two years following the fiscal year in which the appropriation was made for the purchase; and

             (3) for all other projects for which appropriations were made, within six months of completion of the project, but no later than the end of fiscal year 2011.

         B. Upon certification by an agency that money from the general fund is needed for a purpose specified in this act, the secretary of finance and administration shall disburse such amount of the appropriation for that project as is necessary to meet that need.

         C. Except for appropriations to the capital program fund, money from appropriations made in this act shall not be used to pay indirect project costs.

         D. The unexpended balance of an appropriation made from the general fund or other state fund, including changes to prior appropriations, to the Indian affairs department or the aging and long-term services department for projects located on lands of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, including projects that have been reauthorized, shall revert in a time frame set forth in Subsection A of this section to the tribal infrastructure project fund.

         [D.] E. For the purpose of this section, "unexpended balance" means the remainder of an appropriation after reserving for unpaid costs and expenses covered by binding written obligations to third parties."".

         3. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly. 

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               __________________________________

                               John Arthur Smith, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against

Yes:     7

No:      0

Excused: Rawson, Rodriguez, Smith

Absent:  None

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